26, South Molton Street W1 is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1981. Terrace house. 7 related planning applications.

26, South Molton Street W1

WRENN ID
small-lantern-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1981
Type
Terrace house
Address
26, South Molton Street W1, City of Westminster, W1K 5RE
OS grid reference
TQ 285 810
Coordinates
51.51393, -0.14865
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 26 South Molton Street is a terrace house with a shop, built in the early 19th century or late 18th century, with some heightening and rebuilding at the top in the early 19th century. The building is made of stock brick and has a concealed slate roof. It stands five storeys tall and is two windows wide. The shop front is a later 20th-century addition. The upper floors feature recessed plate glass sash windows that sit under flat gauged painted brick arches. The building has a parapet with coping and is included for its group interest.

Local climate

26, South Molton Street W1 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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